Civil War Union Naval Surgeon.
Assistant Surgeon, 20 May, 1859. Passed Assistant Surgeon, 23 May, 1862. Surgeon, 31 July, 1862. Died 22 June, 1864.
Edward F. Corson, commissioned as assistant surgeon in the Navy, served on the U.S.S. Hartford in the East India Squadron, 1859-1861. The Hartford cruised in and out of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Manila, and other Far East ports. Corson was promoted to surgeon in 1862 and assigned to the U.S.S. Mohican which had a roving commission to capture confederate privateers. Although the Mohican did not see much action, Corson had ample opportunity to eventually visit Brazilian ports, including Porto Grande, Bahia, and Rio de Janeiro as well.
[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]
Assistant Surgeon, 20 May, 1859. Passed Assistant Surgeon, 23 May, 1862. Surgeon, 31 July, 1862. Died 22 June, 1864.
Edward F. Corson, commissioned as assistant surgeon in the Navy, served on the U.S.S. Hartford in the East India Squadron, 1859-1861. The Hartford cruised in and out of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Manila, and other Far East ports. Corson was promoted to surgeon in 1862 and assigned to the U.S.S. Mohican which had a roving commission to capture confederate privateers. Although the Mohican did not see much action, Corson had ample opportunity to eventually visit Brazilian ports, including Porto Grande, Bahia, and Rio de Janeiro as well.
[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]
Civil War Union Naval Surgeon.
Assistant Surgeon, 20 May, 1859. Passed Assistant Surgeon, 23 May, 1862. Surgeon, 31 July, 1862. Died 22 June, 1864.
Edward F. Corson, commissioned as assistant surgeon in the Navy, served on the U.S.S. Hartford in the East India Squadron, 1859-1861. The Hartford cruised in and out of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Manila, and other Far East ports. Corson was promoted to surgeon in 1862 and assigned to the U.S.S. Mohican which had a roving commission to capture confederate privateers. Although the Mohican did not see much action, Corson had ample opportunity to eventually visit Brazilian ports, including Porto Grande, Bahia, and Rio de Janeiro as well.
[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]
Assistant Surgeon, 20 May, 1859. Passed Assistant Surgeon, 23 May, 1862. Surgeon, 31 July, 1862. Died 22 June, 1864.
Edward F. Corson, commissioned as assistant surgeon in the Navy, served on the U.S.S. Hartford in the East India Squadron, 1859-1861. The Hartford cruised in and out of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Manila, and other Far East ports. Corson was promoted to surgeon in 1862 and assigned to the U.S.S. Mohican which had a roving commission to capture confederate privateers. Although the Mohican did not see much action, Corson had ample opportunity to eventually visit Brazilian ports, including Porto Grande, Bahia, and Rio de Janeiro as well.
[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]
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